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March 15th, 2023

From the brilliance of sailmaking icon Butch Ulmer arrives a distinctive format for a new event hosted by Larchmont Yacht

April 20th, 2022

Founded in 1946 in City Island, New York by Charles “Buster” Ulmer as Charles Ulmer, Inc., UK Sailmakers is one

March 22nd, 2022

by Butch Ulmer, UK Sailmakers Sailboat racing is a self-policing sport. We don’t have referees or umpires so we’ve got

March 16th, 2022

Founded in 1946 in City Island, New York by Charles “Buster” Ulmer as Charles Ulmer, Inc., UK Sailmakers is one

December 5th, 2021

Founded in 1946 in City Island, New York by Charles “Buster” Ulmer as Charles Ulmer, Inc., UK Sailmakers is one

October 11th, 2021

Founded in 1946 in City Island, New York by Charles “Buster” Ulmer as Charles Ulmer, Inc., UK Sailmakers is one

July 14th, 2021

Making sails for boats is a sailmaker’s passion, but those skills have other applications as detailed in this report by

April 12th, 2021

by Charles “Butch” Ulmer, UK Sailmakers Unlike a year ago when everything was being cancelled, things are on the upswing

December 16th, 2013

Here are two classic shots of what downwind sailing was like in the hay day of the IOR (the International